The Print Shop Mac User Guide

The Print Shop Mac is designed to help you learn the software.
Be sure to also check out the Video Tutorials and the Forums for
additional ideas. To access the User Guide, either click on a topic in the Help Topics column on the left, choose a frequently accessed topic below or search for a specific top using the search bar on the right.

About The Print Shop - Displays a
screen that contains copyright and version information for The
Print Shop.

Preferences - Opens the Preferences
dialog, which allows default program settings to be customized. See
the Preferences
topic for more information.

Quit - Closes running projects and
exits program.

File

New Project - Closes the current
project and opens the new project window. See the Starting a
Project topic for more information.

Open Project - Closes the current
project and opens a window for selecting and opening an existing
project.

Recent Projects - Displays a list of
recently accessed projects. Click on a project name to open it.

Close Project - Closes the current
project.

Save - Writes the project in its
current state to disk using the current project name and save
location.

Save As - Writes the project in its
current state to disk in a custom location with a new name. (The
previously named project will exist separately under the original
name. This will increase the amount of disk space used.)

Save Photo Layout - Uses the objects
on the current page (photos and text boxes) to create a new page
layout that will appear in the list of layouts when adding a new
page to the project or when choosing from the Photo Layout section
of the Ribbon Tabs.

Delete Project - Allows you to select
a project to delete permanently from your hard disk.

Rename Project - Allows you to select
a project and choose a new name for it.

Lock Object - Fixes the position and
size of the currently selected page object so that it cannot be
edited.

Unlock All Page Objects - Unlocks all
objects on the current page for editing.

Delete Shadow - Removes the shadow
from the selected page object.

Delete Page - Removes the currently
selected page from the project.

Find/Replace - Opens a window to
search for specific words in text boxes and replace them.

Project Properties - Displays the
Project Properties dialog. See the Project Properties topic for more
information.

Change Project Size/Type - Opens the
Change Project Type/Size dialog, which can be used to change a
project from its current type (Banners, Brochures, Business Cards,
etc.) to a different type and/or size.

Convert to Full Avery Sheet -.Creates
an Avery template-compatible project from a single item, like a
business card. See Avery Template Support for more information.

Arrange

Order - Adjusts the layer order of
objects on the current project page. See Layers.

Align - Brings objects into alignment
with each other or the page. See Aligning Objects.

Group - Fixes the position of objects
in relation to one another so that they can be moved, resized, and
rotated without changing their position relative to each other.

Ungroup - Returns a group of objects
to individual objects.

Select All - Selects all objects on
the current page.

Select All Clip Art - Same as Select
All, except that it only selects clip art on the page.

Dielines - Allows you to choose which
of the dieline objects to display. Dieline objects are typically
cut and fold lines or instructions. Hiding them or making them
partially transparent can make it easier to work on project
pages.

Rulers - Displays rulers along the top
and left side of the page. See Rulers.

Canvas Zoom - Choose a zoom option
from the list. Zooming in allows you to make finer adjustments to
the placement of objects. Please note that the screen view is not
representative of the high-resolution print quality pages The Print
Shop will create when exporting the project for printing.

Page Spreads - Clicking on Page
Spreads in compatible projects will display two pages side by side
like a book spread. This allows you to line objects up and even
span an object across two pages.

Previous Page - Moves back a page in
the project.

Next Page - Moves forward a page in
the project.

Check Project

Check Page for Errors - Opens a
utility that checks for problems on the current page and displays a
printable list of results.

Check Project for Errors - Opens a
utility that checks for problems in the project and displays a
printable list of results.

Check Spelling - Opens a utility that
checks the project for spelling errors and suggests changes.

Project Supply List- Displays a list
of various items that have been used in the project.

Lock Page - Ensures that no changes,
additions, or deletions can be made to a page by disabling editing
functions on the page.

Share Project

Print at Home - Opens the Project
Print Wizard for printing the project on a local or network
printer. See Sharing Your Project.